Press Releases

For Immediate Release Media Contact: John Lightfoot 415.391.1474 ext. 314, jlightfoot@calhum.org September 14, 2018 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities presents a free public forum, On Immigration and Journalism: A Conversation with Sonia Nazario, on October 9, 2018 in partnership with Bakersfield College’s Distinguished Speaker series. Nazario won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize …

For Immediate Release Media Contact: John Lightfoot 415.391.1474 ext. 314, jlightfoot@calhum.org September 14, 2018 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities presents a free public forum, On Immigration and Journalism: A Conversation with Sonia Nazario, on October 16, 2018 at San Jose State in partnership with the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. Nazario …

California Humanities CA 2020: Democracy and the Informed Citizen Initiative Showcases Pulitzer Prize-Winner Sonia Nazario On Immigration and Journalism Forums Will Be Held in Bakersfield and San Jose For Immediate Release Media Contact: John Lightfoot 415.391.1474 ext. 314, jlightfoot@calhum.org September 4, 2018 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities presents On Immigration and …

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Lucena Lau Valle PHONE: 213.346.3286 August 15, 2018 (Oakland, CA)—California Humanities announces grant awards that offer meaningful insights into the diverse ways Californians share, offer, reflect, and celebrate the humanities in their daily lives. Fifteen nonprofit organizations across the state were awarded Humanities for All …

California Humanities Awarded California Arts Council “Arts and Public Media Grant” and “Statewide and Regional Networks Grant” $37,500 in State funds support multi-platform nonprofit media projects that build public awareness and support for the arts June 14, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities …

May 30, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) After a highly competitive process, 10 nonprofit organizations across the state were awarded Humanities for All Project Grants totaling $175,000 from California Humanities, the state-wide humanities nonprofit that helps connect Californians to ideas and one another. These newly-awarded …

May 10, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391-1474 (Oakland, CA) Twelve public libraries across the state of California will receive support from California Humanities as part of the second year of their Library Innovation Lab program. The program is designed to explore new ways of engaging immigrant …

May 4, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) After a competitive process, 15 nonprofit organizations across the state were awarded Humanities for All Quick Grants (HFAQG) totaling $75,000 from California Humanities, the state-wide humanities nonprofit that helps connect Californians to ideas and to one another. …

March 22, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA), California Humanities is pleased to announce $302,000 in awards to 14 new film, audio and interactive media projects through the 2018 California Documentary Project (CDP) grant program. From a film highlighting the origins of the disability rights …

March 22, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities’ Democracy and Informed Citizen initiative, part of a new CA 2020: Youth Perspective and the Future of California suite of programs focusing on the lives and experiences of young people in California, will launch in …